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Almost a month into their review of the deadly blast at a Texas fertilizer plant, investigators are hoping to draw a picture from the air of how the plant looked before the explosion and compare it to the 93-foot-wide crater that's there now.
They'll paint and mark off lines for the walls of each building at West Fertilizer, where an April 17 explosion killed at least 14 people. Then, they'll fly overhead to compare the lines to the crater.
"At the end, we're going to be able to look back down from an aerial view and say, 'OK, here's where our building was,' in reference to where the crater was," said Brian Hoback, a national response team supervisor for the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
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That process will occur as investigators try to reconstruct whatever they can of the plant -- from electrical wires to pieces of walls -- in hopes of nailing down how ammonium nitrate detonated in a blast that sent debris flying through ceilings blocks away and registered as a small earthquake.
Their work has taken longer than expected, causing some frustration as people continue to wait for answers. After saying they might finish this week, officials now say they'll need more time and are asking for patience.
"We're not going to leave anything unturned on the scene, and there just happened to be more that needed to be turned," assistant state fire marshal Kelly Kistner said. "That's all there is to it."
State and federal workers have sorted through much of the debris with rakes, shovels and by hand. The material they considered to be possible evidence was stacked atop blue tarps -- "boneyards" -- scattered over the site. The rest of the debris was trucked away.
A site that was covered in twisted metal and planks of wood last week had been cleared in most parts by Tuesday.
They had also slightly expanded the wall of one building rebuilt through pieces of debris and were planning to re-position power lines in their original locations on the site.
"We're not talking about a 100 percent reconstruction. You can't do that, especially at this site. That's not going to happen," Hoback said. "But what you try to do is you try to reconstruct those things that are important to you in terms of origin and cause."
While the fire marshal's office said this week that stores of ammonium nitrate exploded, officials said they still didn't know what caused it to detonate or what caused the fire beforehand. The explosion occurred about 20 minutes after authorities were alerted to the fire.
"The No. 1 issue that we're trying to resolve right now is, where did the fire start and how did the fire start?" Kristner said.
Kistner laid out four possible factors, any one of which could have caused the ammonium nitrate to explode: heat, possibly from the fire; a physical shock to the chemical; an issue with how it was contained or stored; and contamination.
"So at this point, we all know we had a fire and we had heat, right?" Kistner said. "If we look at the shock, the containment and the contamination, those are things we're still looking at and still investigating."
Officials still are investigating how much ammonium nitrate was on site and whether any other chemicals were involved.
The large crater left in the blast has been mapped, excavated with heavy equipment and raked through by investigators, Hoback said. It could provide clues to how much ammonium nitrate was on site and other details of the blast, officials have said.
"We're looking for artifacts of the building, our cause, and our origin," Hoback said.
NBC 5's Eric King contributed to this report.


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TYLER, TX (KLTV) - An East Texas congressman says "anti-Muslim investigations" into the Obama Administration are necessary because of the "horrendous decisions" in backing revolutions in Muslim countries across the world.
Congressman Louie Gohmert of Tyler was a guest on The Frank Gaffney Show on Tuesday. On the show, the congressman claims the Obama Administration actively aided al-Qaeda and charges that it follows the advice of the Muslim Brotherhood.
"You look at the decisions it made especially in the last two years in going through the revolutions in Northern Africa and across the Middle East and to the Far East, and the only way you can explain the horrendous decisions that were so completely wrongheaded would be if the administration had a bunch of Muslim Brotherhood members giving them advice," said Gohmert.
In a phone interview, Gohmert said the thought came from letters that he and four other members of Congress sent to five different federal departments looking for answers.
"They just said, 'Would you please investigate the extent of Muslim Brotherhood influence in your department?' There's no question there's influence, the question is how much is there. That's what we're asking," said Gohmert.
Gohmert added that his concerns were made clear when he had the opportunity to ask Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano about the issue.
"In front of our committee, I asked her how many members of her advisory committee were members of the Muslim Brotherhood, she said she didn't know," said Gohmert.
Gohmert says he doesn't believe the president is doing anything to actively harm the country, but on some issues, especially the Middle East, he's just getting some bad advice.
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NEW YORK (AP) - Luke Schenn scored the go-ahead goal in the second period, and backup Ray Emery made 31 saves for Philadelphia, which rallied to beat New York 4-2 to even the first-round playoff series.
Schenn put Philadelphia in front after Game 1 goat Jason Akeson tied it 2-2 earlier in the period. That was enough for the Flyers to snap a nine-game losing streak at Madison Square Garden and send the series to Philadelphia tied at 1.
Game 3 is Tuesday night.
Jakub Voracek brought the Flyers within 2-1 in the first after Martin St. Louis and Benoit Pouliot staked New York to the early two-goal lead. Emery did the rest, looking especially sharp in the second and third periods while subbing for injured No. 1 goalie Steve Mason.
Henrik Lundqvist stopped 21 shots after a 14-save winning effort in the opener. The Rangers had outscored the Flyers 35-10 during the winning streak and allowed two goals or fewer in each game.
MONTREAL (AP) - Tomas Plekanec scored at 5:43 of the third period, and Carey Price made 27 saves to give the Montreal Canadiens a 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning and a 3-0 lead in their best-of-seven playoff series on Sunday.
Rene Bourque scored 11 seconds into the game, and Brendan Gallagher broke a 1-1 tie 18:10 into the second period. P.K. Subban had two assists for the Canadiens.
Ondrej Palat scored a power-play goal for the Lightning to tie the game at 1-1 at 8:39 of the second period, and Matthew Carle scored 11:36 into the third to give the Lightning hope for a comeback. Steven Stamkos assisted on both goals.
Tampa Bay had a goal waived off in the second period after referees ruled goaltender interference on Alex Killorn.
Stamkos left the game in the second period after taking a knee to the back of the head, but the Lightning captain returned to the ice early in the third.
Anders Lindback stopped 28 shots for Tampa Bay.
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Fourth-liners Mike Brown and Raffi Torres scored second-period goals to spark a San Jose comeback and lead the Sharks to a victory over Los Angeles and a 2-0 lead in their first-round series.
Justin Braun, Patrick Marleau, Joe Pavelski, Logan Couture and Joe Thornton also scored for the Sharks, who overcame a two-goal deficit after the first period of a playoff game for just the third time in 26 tries in franchise history. Antti Niemi made 24 saves.
Jake Muzzin and Trevor Lewis scored first-period goals before Jonathan Quick allowed seven goals in the final two periods. Los Angeles heads home for Game 3 on Tuesday looking to get back into this series.
The Kings can take comfort in the fact that the home team has won 18 of the previous 19 games between these teams, including nine in the playoffs.


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A while back, I did a posting about 35 Social Networking Programs Other Than Facebook and Twitter. The program that still stands out as the best is Edmodo, which recently upgraded its appearance. It now looks even more like Facebook, and your students will enjoy using it for that reason alone. Edmodo offers you and your class a private social network, where you can have class discussions or message students privately.
I love Edmodo's version of the "like" button in Facebook:
If you haven't looked at Edmodo, you're missing a really wonderful free program.


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First Steps For Getting Diagnosed
It's always important to have regular check-ups even if you're not noticing any particular symptoms. If you do notice any of the potential signs of heart failure (HF), take action and talk to a healthcare professional.
Reporting Symptoms
It may be appropriate to begin testing for heart failure If you or a family member have any of the potential signs of heart failure, such as:
- Shortness of breath
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After an examination, your doctor may decide that tests and procedures should be ordered to help determine the nature of the possible problem with the heart's larger lower chambers, the ventricles, which may be responsible for symptoms such as the ones listed above. These chambers may have lost some of their power to pump blood to the body or relax and fill with blood.
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- Learn about ejection fraction heart failure measurement.
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2013 Group 6 Project
2013 Projects: Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 | Group 5 | Group 6 | Group 7
- 1 Anaphase
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 History
- 1.3 Anaphase
- 1.4 Kinetochores
- 1.5 Chromosomal motors
- 1.6 Anaphase in Meiosis
- 1.7 Anaphase in Mitosis
- 1.8 Defects resulting from Anaphase malformation
- 1.9 Current research
- 1.10 Suggested research
- 1.11 Further reading
- 1.12 Glossary
- 1.13 References
- Chromosomes split
- sister chromatids move to poles at opposite ends of cell
- Around 1% of cell cycle duration?
- starts with Metaphase to Anaphase transition
- commences with Anaphase promoting complex which marks inhibitory chaperone Securin - Securin inhibits separase
- Importance of Anaphase in living replicating organisms[1]
|Alexander Kowalevski was the first to comprehend and then figure out the achromatic spindle.[1]
|Walter Flemming discovered the longitudinal splitting of chromosomes when in mitosis.[2]
|Edmund Beecher Wilson published a timeless work in a book titled "The Cell in Development and Heredity". This book compares the different stages of the cell mitotic cycle and identifies this division process within different organisms. [3]
|Hans Ris Uniquely used live imaging as opposed to photographs and identified two stages in anaphase firstly the shrinking as the chromosomes approach the poles and then the elongating as they move further apart.[4]
Metaphase to Anaphase transition
Metaphase-to-anaphase transition is tightly controlled by anaphase-promoting complex (APC) motions. APC promotes the degradation of several proteins that inhibit anaphase.[2] The regulatory protein Cdc20 triggers APC/C at the start of the metaphase-anaphase transition. Cdh1 a membrane protein which is able to control the fate of certain cells, triggers anaphase through the G1 stage of the cell cycle. APC/C specifically targets securin(anaphase inhibitor), Early destruction of this inhibitor is coordinated by nuclear transport factors(Nup98 and Rae1), This mechanism is strictly governed to guarantee appropriate timing of degradation. [3]
Mistakes during this process can cause segregation issues leading to the possible demise of the organism. [5]
Process of sister chromatid separation
Sister chromatid separation during anaphase is considered one of the main process of cell division. The chromatids follow a similar path of separation in both meiosis and mitosis. The force of the spindle within the cell stretches the chromatids substantially without detaching which indicates they are physically unable to separate at that point in time. In order for the chromatids to be joined or cohesed together originally, the protein cohesin is employed with the sub units differing between species. Without the cohesion of the chromatids they would be able to separate in any stage of mitosis or meiosis, however the timing of separation is critical for the ultimate survival and correct progression of the cell and organism.
Cohesin binds along various points on the arms of the chromosome (this is dissolutioned during prophase) as well as the centromeric region (the part of the chromosome which includes the centromeric DNA and corresponding proteins [4]. When chromatid segregation occurs, the cohesin protein must therefore be removed to ensure the correct chromatids are segregated to their poles by the spindle fibres. Securin, which is involved in the metaphase-anaphase transition, breaks down the cohesin between the two chromatids [5].
In mitosis, the separation of the cohesin is dependent upon the protein separin which is thought to be situated at the mitotic spindle, in the cytoplasm as well as the nucleus. In turn, separin is inhibited by securin (allowing the cohesin to remain intact for that time) and it is then ubiquinated (destroyed by ubiquitin) and separin is able to uncleave the cohesin [6]. Separin has been found to cleave the Scc1/Med1 component of cohesin however the way in which this occurs is currently unknown. Once the cohesin has been cleaved, the sister chromatids are able to be pulled towards the different poles by the spindle fibres.
PMID: 22580470 - Sororin is a master regulator of sister chromatid cohesion and separation.
PMID: 14681690 - Two mitotic kinesins cooperate to drive sister chromatid separation during anaphase.
Anaphase to Telophase
Essentially the transition from Anaphase to telophase can take 2 pathways, the conventional or normal pathway involves the co-ordination of Kinetochore and microtubules attachment with the strict dictation from the spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) where as the other route is basically a "short cut" by passing this checkpoint through a process known as mitotic slippage. The kinetochore is a specific zone located on the chromosomes centromeres. [7] During Anaphase chromatids are pulled apart by the microtubules attached to the kinetochore in the direction of the opposite poles. The organisation of these microtubules is critical for regulation of this phase. [8] Anaphase is defined by the the chromatids separating to become a daughter chromosomes. [9] The SAC is solely responsible for the inhibition of telophase initiation. This checkpoint acts as a government arresting cell processes if there is inadequate supply of kinetochore-microtubule attachments. [10]It should be noted that there are cellular processes that can override and bypass this government through mitotic slippage allowing anaphase lateral entry into telophase. [11]
Kinetochore is a proteinaceous structure that gathered at the chromosomal centromere region.[12][13][14] The functions of kinetochores are to facilitate the physical connection between the chromosomes and the spindle microtubules, and also to ensure accurate chromosome separation during anaphase. [15][16][17] During anaphase, kinetochores that are attached to the spindle microtubules are thought to induce a poleward forces to the chromosomes, which causes the chromosomes to move towards the opposite poles. [18][19]
Meiotic cell like oocytes does not contain centrosomes[20][21]. It is found that the kinetochores fibers are not involved in the development of the 1st meiotic spindle or in the meiotic chromosome assembly to the metaphase plate[22]. Instead, the meiotic spindle is gathered around the chromatin through a RanGTP –dependent pathway[23][24]. But, it is discovered that microtubules can self-organize into bipolar spindles if the chromatin in absent (8684481)(17276346) through motor-driven processes[25][26]. The drawback of non-kinetochore cell division is that it displays a random monopolar poleward action, which resembles chromosome nondisjunction during the error-prone meiosis[27][28]. Consequently, this may cause the formation of the aneuploidy cell [29]
Chromosomal motors
Plus-end directed motors
These motors are found at the chromosome arms. They are responsible for the "polar ejection" forces that help in positioning chromosomes at the spindle equator during chromosome congression, and they can also generate forces that help to sustain chromosome movement. [30][31]
Minus-end directed motors
Dynein a minus-end directed motor is mostly found in the kinetochores & the spindle poles [32][33]. Spindle-associated dynein aid in the assembling of spindle.[34][35][36] Kinetochore-associated dynein (KD) is needed to stabilize the connection between kinetochores and microtubules by generating tension on the kinetochore. In addition, KD also plays a role in silencing the spindle-assembly checkpoint (SAC)[37] that function in making sure that the chromosome separation prerequisites have been met and thus decides whether implement or delay the chromosome separation.[38]. Absence or decrease in KD may lead to failure of chromosome congression and reduction in chromosome velocity by ~40% during anaphase, without disturbing the poleward microtubules flux rate. [39]
Anaphase in Meiosis
1/ Stages of anaphase in meiosis - then go into depth about proteins and their effect
PMID: 12737807 - Division of the nucleolus and its release of CDC14 during anaphase of meiosis I depends on separase, SPO12, and SLK19.
PMID: 10440376 - Cohesin Rec8 is required for reductional chromosome segregation at meiosis
PMID: 12714746 - Requirement of Cks2 for the first metaphase/anaphase transition of mammalian meiosis
Anaphase in Mitosis
(1) Segregation of sister chromatids (2) Sister chromatids move towards respective poles of the cell, driven by spindle action (3) At the end of anaphase, each pole of the cell will have a complete set of chromosomes.
Molecular aspect of mitosis
Cdk1 is a gene from Ser/Thr protein kinase family. This gene assists in cell cycle regulation. Inactivation of this gene allows the formation of the pre-replicative complexes, which is important for DNA replication [40]. Partial activation of this gene might be required in anaphase during the segregation of the sister chromatids [41].Without the inactivation of Cdk1 gene, chromosomes cannot decondense, nuclear envelopes will not be able to reassemble and cell can't divide [42][43][44]. This gene is inactivate via cyclin proteolysis mechanism[45].
APC/C is activated by binding of cdc20. This protein depends on high Cdk1 activity[46]. In anaphase, APC activity is needed but the APC's role in cyclin proteolysis is not sufficient to justify its role in commencing anaphase. In order to initiate anaphase, it is crucial for at least one other APC substrate (such as securin) is destroyed[47].
Separase is a cysteine protein. It is essential in assisting the segregation of sister chromatids. This protein is activated by the proteolysis of securin that is mediated by APC/C. [48]
Cyclin B & Securin
Cyclin b and securin are both the substrate of APC/C. Both the proteins are stable until the initiation of metaphase. Cyclin b and securin degradation will only commence when all chromosomes have attached to the mitotic spindle. This process is mediated by APC/C. The reason is to ensure that the cohesin from sister chromatids are not dissolved before spindle assembly has been completed. Or else this will lead to the missegregation of the sister chromatids, which will cause the formation of aneuploid daughter cell.[49]
Cohesin connects the sister chromatids together. During the transition of metaphase to anaphase, the separase will cleaved the cohesin between the sister chromatids[50][51], which then cause sister chromatids to separate and move towards opposite spindle poles. In higher eukaryotes, like human, there are two different pathways in removing the cohesin[52]. The first pathway occurs during prophase and prometaphase. This pathway depends on Polo-like kinase mechanism[53][54][55]. During this pathway, majority of the cohesin is removed from chromosomes. The second pathway occurs during anaphase due to a small amount of cohesin remains on the chromosomes until the beginning of the anaphase that is normally found in the centromeric region [56][57]. This pathway occurs when separase is activated via APC-dependent securin proteolysis. It removes the remaining cohesin from the chromosome.
Spindle assembly checkpoint
Spindle assembly checkpoint is the biochemical pathway delays the proteolysis of securin & cyclin b until all chromosomes are bipolarly attached to the mitotic spindle [58]. A single unattached kinetochore is enough to delay all sister chromatids segregation [59]. This checkpoint is believed to measure the tension produced at kinetochore when both the sister chromatids are attached to the opposite poles.[60] [61]
Defects resulting from Anaphase malformation
- If the chromosome tips are damaged during anaphase then cytokinesis cannot occur[62] and therefore the cell cannot divide into two daughter cells, not sure if this is in relation to both mitosis and meiosis but should be interesting to further research. The experimental removal of chromosomal tips shows cell division being delayed, the furrow itself being delayed or even regressing from its ready to divide state.
- APC/C mutants of C. elegans demonstrate defects in germline proliferation, the development of the female vulva and male tail and the metaphase to anaphase transition in meiosis I. Therefore irregularities in the APC[63] contribute to physical deformities in this species. More on Metaphase-to-Anaphase (mat) transition abnormalities leading to defects in C. elegans here: [6]
- The APC/C has many important roles in the development, function and survival of the nervous system[64]. Incorrect ACP activity leads to some neurological and psychiatric disorders. Research into the APC's role in neurobiology may grant us ways to use the APC to manage neurological disorders such as mental retardation and autism to even neurodegenerative disorders.
- When the chromosomes do not separate properly in Anaphase, referred to as "nondisjunction"; aneuploidy results[65]. This refers to an abnormal number of chromosomes. A well known one is Trisomy 21 or Down's syndrome in which there are three copies of the 21st chromosome[66]. Others include Patau syndrome, Edward's syndrome, Klinefelter syndrome and Turner's syndrome
- Figure 4[67]
- Anaphase bridges can cause mutations such as the structural rearrangement of chromosomes which usually lead to the formation of isochromosomes (chromosomes which, after losing one of their arms are replaced with a copy of another arm) and whole-arm translocations, the loss of the entire chromosome through mitotic spindle detachment or faulty cytokinesis in which the failure to divide results in polyploidy (more than 2 copies of a chromosome) and additional centrosomes which may lead to multipolar spindle formations in future mitosis[70]. The presence of chromatin bridges in Anaphase is also linked to chromosomal instability[71] and cancer.
Current research
PMID: 23566798 - this is copyrighted, can we still use copyrighted journals as long as we reference like normal and don't plagiarise anything? Or steal images? [Mark said we can draw our own versions but mention we based them off copyrighted images/ideas for instance]
2008: Correct division of cellular contents between two daughter cells depends upon spatial and temporal cues; anaphases' microtubular system organizes itself at the spindle midzone and functions to orient the cell division plane in the center of the segregating chromosomes. The signalling pathway responsible for this is not understood, but this molecular study[72] explores how the phosphorylation of Aurora B kinase; a regulator of mitosis, ultimately leads to a gradient which centers at the spindle midzone. The study is therefore successful in the discovery of a possible regulatory mechanism for the anaphase phosphorylation gradient, and suggests that its findings may be useful in the future development of a model for anaphases' spatial patterning.
The Anaphase Promoting Complex/Cyclosome or APC/C moderates mitosis by adding ubiquitin chains to cell cycle regulators, to initiate the formation of these chains the APC/C binds ubiquitin to lysine in substrates and elongates chains via lysine residue modification in attached ubiquitin moieties. How the APC/C and ubiquitin ligases are able to change from lysine residues present on substrates to specific ones on ubiquitin is not known, however; recently the method of assembly for the ubiquitin chains that control the APC/C has been determined. It has been found that by the assembly of certain ubiquitin chains the APC/C initiates substrate degradation, a study[73] has hypothesised that via the APC/C's ability to identify patterns in substrates and ubiquitin allows it to build ubiquitin chains that are able to tightly regulate the cell cycle.
2010: A recent study[74] investigating the origins of the wait-anaphase signal has concluded that there may be more than one mechanism however they are not fully understood. The researchers have proposed that when the Ndc80 nears Aurora B, it produces unbound kinetochores through the reduction of their affinity to bind to microtubules. The other proposed mechanism is via a conformational change in the Mis12 complex which may move the Ndc80 complex closer to KNL-1 within the KMN network such that it catalyzes the assembly of the MCC.
2011: The Anaphase Catastrophe is a programmed cellular death mechanism (apoptotic) that targets tumour cells that have more than two centrosomes. Tumour cells are able to live with their abnormal number of centrosomes due to a clustering of their centrosomes thanks to special pathways, which allow them to keep the bipolar chromosome segregation seen in normal division. These abnormal cells can then proceed to anaphase with their multipolar spindles and segregate their chromosomes to an unusual number of daughter cells (more than two). All resulting daughter cells will subsequently die; hence this is what is known as anaphase catastrophe. Because it is an intrinsic targeting system for tumour cells, it has been suggested that it may be a target for cancer therapy[75] and warrants further future research. The anaphase catastrophe has demonstrated this ability to interrupt and inhibit the growth and development of malignant cells in this study on lung cancer growth [7]
- Figure 2 image from ^ paper is a good image to use for this section, I'm pretty sure it's free but could someone just confirm this with me as I don't want to infringe any copyrights
Suggested research
Contractile forces
It has been known for quite some time that due to the extension of the anaphase spindle, spherical tissue cultured cells will elongate to a capsular shape while preparing for cytokinesis. A study[76] has based itself on further understanding the process of anaphase cell elongation, however it is noted that the functions of equatorial contraction, polar relaxation, and the spindle pushing force remain unknown. Whether cell elongation is a phase in its own right or part of another, and how these cellular processes are controlled are not understood.
APC structure & purpose of mitotic phosphorylation
So far, there have not been any successful vertebrate Anaphase Promoting Complex/Cyclosome (APC/C) reconstitutions from recombinant subunits[77] in vitro and thus the purpose of the multiple mitotic phosphorylations it undergoes as well as what kinases are involved remains a target for study. Current study is therefore limited to APC phosphorylation in vitro in comparison with APC modification in vivo, advances have however been made in the effects of regulation via phosphorylation of CDC20, which is a protein complex associated with the APC which serves to activate it.
- [78]
- [79]
Anaphase inhibitors as DNA integrity checkpoints during cell division
Research conducted on Saccharomyces cerevisiae has shown that it is damage induced to the DNA, and not the suppression of DNA replication which leads to the phosphorylation of securin Pds1p; an anaphase inhibitor which prevents anaphase from progressing. This study[80] notes the importance of this in terms of cell division, and suggests its possibility of being a DNA damage checkpoint in mitosis.
Further reading
- Differences between meiosis and mitosis [8]
- Anaphase Promoting Complex/ Cyclosome (APC/C) - A large protein complex of multiple subunits which activates during cell division and whose purpose it is to signal for anaphase to begin.
- Cell cycle - The series of events that occur within a cell during its lifetime; divided into phases of growth, replication and division into daughter cells.
- Chromosome - blah
- Chromatin bridges - blah
- Chromatids - blah
- Chromosome centromere - blah
- Cytokinesis - The final stage of cell division in both meiosis and mitosis, wherein the cytoplasm of a dividing cell is constricted so that the cell may separate into the products of cellular division, the daughter cells.
- Kinetochores - blah
- KMN network: - Along with the more recently discovered Ska complex (consisting of Ska 1-3 subunits) oversee microtubule (MT) attachment to kinetochores (KT), and are thus crucial to proper mitotic division. The KMN is named according to the first letters in KNL1[9], Mis12[10], and Ndc80[11], which are proteins that assist in cell division and constitute the KMN network.
- Meiosis - One of the two types of cellular division, a reductive type in which the daughter cells, also known as gametes (in males they are sperm cells and in females they are egg cells) are produced. The daughter cells have half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell and are thus termed haploid. Meiosis can be likened to a sort of double mitosis, with the phases being: Interphase, Prophase I, Metaphase I, Anaphase I, Telophase I, Prophase II, Metaphase II, Anaphase II and Telophase II. Four sperm/egg cells are produced which are genetically different to their parent cell with each successful meiotic division, when these cells fuse during sexual reproduction an embryo is created and later develops into a new organism. Oskar Hertwig, a German zoologist, first observed the importance of gametes. [12]
- Microtubule - blah
- Mitosis - The other type of cell division, all other cells that are not gametes (somatic cells) undergo mitosis in order to replicate. Cells in the human body replicate in order to reproduce resulting in growth or to repair damaged tissues. Mitosis results in two daughter cells that are genetically identical to the parent cell. No crossing over occurs and the daughter cells are diploid, meaning that they have the exact same number of chromosomes as the parent cell. Daughter cells are therefore essentially clones as the parent cell simply replicates its genetic material and splits into two cells.
- Phosphorylation - The attachment of a phosphate (PO4) group to a protein or other organic molecule. Usually catalyzed by proteins, the phosphorylation and dephosphorylation (the removal of a PO4 group) usually activate or deactivate the proteins or molecules they're bound to.
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The Memorial Art Gallery opened its doors on October 8, 1913.
See below for news about Centennial Sculpture Park and other projects and events to commemorate the Gallery's 100th anniversary.
Rochester sculptor Albert Paley has earned an international reputation for his ability to manipulate cold, hard metal into organic, seemingly impossible forms. Over a career spanning more than three decades, he has completed more than 60 monumental commissions for sites from Washington DC to Houston to Los Angeles. So it's not surprising that the Memorial Art Gallery has commissioned a 25-foot stainless steel sculpture by Paley as one of the anchor installations of its planned Centennial Sculpture Park. Read the press release
At the Memorial Art Gallery, the museum experience will soon start under your feet, even before you step into the building. Later this year, the Gallery will begin installing an entry plaza and walkway by New York City artist Jackie Ferrara, internationally known for richly patterned paved spaces that are designed to enhance their natural and architectural settings.
Ferrara's work, commissioned for the Gallery's new Centennial Sculpture Park, will join other new anchor installations by Tom Otterness and Wendell Castle, as well as outdoor sculptures already in the MAG collection. "I have long admired the work of Jackie Ferrara," says MAG director Grant Holcomb. "Its elegance and sophistication will provide a stunning counterbalance to the Gallery's dynamic collection of outdoor sculpture."
Funding for the project comes from the Margaret M. McDonald Memorial Fund, with additional support from the Marion Stratton Gould Fund.
Pictured: Jackie Ferrara drawings for entry plaza "cameos."
During more than five decades as a sculptor and furniture maker, Rochester's own Wendell Castle has been called a "trailblazer," "an American phenomenon," "a leading figure in American craft" and "the father of the art furniture movement."
The Gallery has commissioned a monumental cast-iron sculpture by Castle as one of the anchor installations of Centennial Sculpture Park, director Grant Holcomb announced on December 6. The piece (working title Unicorn Family) will measure 22 feet in diameter and consist of a gathering area with a table and three chairs and a 13-foot LED lamp. A maquette of the work (pictured) is now view in MAG's Vanden Brul Pavilion.
The sculpture and installation are made possible by anonymous donor.
As preparations for Centennial Sculpture Park continue, one favorite work, by pioneering kinetic sculptor George Rickey, is temporarily off view. On March 30, curatorial and facilities staff removed the sculpture's moving parts (two 12-foot stainless steel blades), dismantled the base and relocated the work to storage until park construction is completed next year. Two Lines Up Excentric—Twelve Feet was the 1994 gift of Richard F. Brush.
Planners of MAG's Centennial Sculpture Park have long envisioned that the space, which is scheduled to be completed in 2013, will help make the Gallery a more vital part of the neighborhood, open up the grounds for the public to enjoy, and attract tourism. On July 14, MAG staff celebrated the removal of the first segments of decades-old wrought iron fence separating the construction site from the Neighborhood of the Arts.
In October, portions of the historic fencing were reinstalled behind the Gallery, near Prince Street.
Pictured above, from left: Director Grant Holcomb, architect Mark Bayer and MAG board chairman Andy Gallina welcome staff. Holcomb, director of marketing/communications Patti Giordano, chief curator Marjorie Searl, director of advancement Joe Carney, Dylan Holcomb (son of the director), Gallina, and facilities crew member Keith Hartzog prepare to take down the first segment of fencing. Construction vehicles finish a new roadway that will skirt the future site of the park.
Todd McGrain's Passenger Pigeon (story below) now has a new home. Look for it across from the auxiliary parking lot behind the Gallery, to the left of the new back entrance.
Pictured: On September 28, the bronze sculpture got a lift to its new location.
Work on MAG's Centennial Sculpture Park is one step closer to reality thanks to a $250,000 gift from the family of Edward D. McDonald. Friends of the Gallery and the McDonald family gathered in May 2010 for the announcement that the main MAG entrance, which will include a walkway designed by nationally known artist Jackie Ferrara, will be named the McDonald Family Plaza. Read the whole story
In October 2010, curator of education Marlene Hamann-Whitmore visited Tom Otterness's Brooklyn studio, where she found the acclaimed artist (above, with maquettes) hard at work on his major sculptural commission for MAG's Centennial Sculpture Park. Chief curator Marjorie Searl also took a field trip—to the Indiana stoneworks (above, far right) that will provide the massive limestone blocks for the project.
Progress report from Otterness studio
A major sculptural installation by American artist Tom Otterness will anchor a new community park on the Gallery grounds, director Grant Holcomb announced in April 2010. The selection of Otterness, one of the leading figures in public art, caps a two-year search by the Gallery for an artist of national stature whose work is meaningful, engaging and accessible.
Otterness is known for narrative works that are at once light-hearted and socially pertinent. His proposal for MAG—populated by monumental limestone sculptures that echo the surrounding buildings, as well as by smaller bronze figures—will tell the story of a sculpture from quarry to finished product. From its vantage point in front of the Gallery, it will also serve as a gateway into the museum.
The goal is for the installation and the surrounding park—known as Centennial Sculpture Park—to be open to the public as the Gallery counts down to its 100th anniversary in October 2013. Read the whole story
Above: Centennial Park photo rendering by Bayer Associates.
In July 2010, the City of Rochester announced that it has been awarded a highly competitive, $250,000 Mayor's Institute on City Design grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. The grant will support expansion of ARTWalk, an innovative urban art trail in Rochester's Neighborhood of the Arts. The City is joined by twelve community partners, among them the Memorial Art Gallery, whose planned Centennial Sculpture Park (images at left and story below) will be one of the anchors of the ARTWalk Extension Project. Read the whole story
On August 6, 2010, volunteers hung more than 300 self-portraits by members of the community for an outdoor exhibition that lined the Gallery's University Avenue fence for the next six weeks. It was all part of Faces of Rochester, a project sponsored by Democrat and Chronicle Media Group, the Memorial Art Gallery and the ARTWalk Extension Project, Faces of Rochester celebrates the self-portrait not only as an expression of identity but also as a way to have a public conversation about who we are.
Still to come are two other community projects—Story Walk and Poet's Walk. To learn more visit the Democrat and Chronicle's ARTDrop website.
Pictured: MAG director Grant Holcomb (at left) and volunteers prepare to hang the portraits.
The Memorial Art Gallery's centennial year is presented by Lynne Lovejoy, with additional support from Robert L. and Mary L. Sproull, ESL Charitable Foundation and Nocon & Associates, a private wealth advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.


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The AMSOIL Sprint Car Series will heat up in full force at Ocala, FL at Bubba's Raceway Park Feb 20 - 22. With a full roster of teams scheduled to make the trip to Ocala, the action will be red hot as the 2014 Season kicks off.
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Friday, May 25, 2007
Coming Soon! Tao of Stieb Tees
OK. We're going commercial. Coming soon to a web browser near you will be a Tao of Stieb shop where you will be able to buy, amongst other things, nifty Tao of Stieb t-shirts.
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- Drew said...
I know it will probably violate any number of laws, but you've got to brand that hat. And more moustache.
- May 25, 2007 at 8:27 PM
Hi, please forgive this cut-and-paste comment.
I've started a petition to tell Major League Baseball that a significant number of fans dislike interleague play and want it abolished.
Please visit Petition to End Interleague Play and read it. If you agree, please sign it and consider posting it on this blog.
I'm hoping to spread the word among serious baseball fans. I realize it may do very little, but I thought it was time we stop complaining to each other and tell management how we feel. Thanks!
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On Wednesday, January 30 at 10am EST/7am PST, at a press event in New York City, Research in Motion will announce the first phones based on its all-new BlackBerry 10, its first truly modern operating system.
FOLLOW-UP: All New BlackBerry: Z10 and Q10 Smartphones Announced
Given the company's struggles in recent years, these devices may be the company's most important products since, well, the first BlackBerry — and I'll be in the audience covering the news as it transpires, with color commentary by my colleague Doug Aamoth.
Our live blog will appear right here, so bookmark this page and join us for Wednesday's coverage.


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I am a healthcare professional (RMT) in Ontario with many patients who come to me concerned with their cellulite. I also educate the public about cellulite and provide treatments geared specifically treating cellulite and also provide detailed personalized home-care instructions. In practice my daily work involves manipulating and augmenting the fascia/connective tissue/E CM Extra Cellular Matrix, scar tissue, muscle and joints. I do so to assist patients to heal better and faster from minor to severe muscoloskeletal injuries such as RSI repetitive strains injuries and MVA motor vehicle accident injuries. I also include movement therapies and exercises to reset kinetic movement patterns and posture alignments.>
I see, palpate and understand how cellulite accumulates and adheres in the tissues. I understand my patients concerns and want to help them much more.>
In practice my clinical results (approx.3x wk./2-3 wk) present a small percentage in terms of overall desired results for treating cellulite compared to a 95% percent track record for patients (compliant) with injuries.
I understand how DMSO works in the process of cellulite elimination. The body renders the toxic adipocytes to apoptosis after being exposed to DMSO. Macrophages eat up toxic dead fat cells.
When will this patent be available for clinical use and application by healthcare professionals?


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All libraries are CLOSED due to poor air quality. Online services are available. For updates visit library.stanford.edu/alerts.
The Libraries are resuming limited in-person research activities by appointment only as part of the University's Research Restart Plan.Learn more about the Libraries' entry requirements and available services.
The Albert M. Bender Room offers beautiful views of the Quad and the hills beyond campus, as well as comfortable seating and a quiet atmosphere for study, leisure reading, and reflection. The Bender Room contains a non-circulating collection of books of current and classic interest, both fiction and non-fiction. This collection was made possible by a generous gift from the Stanford University Bookstore.
The Jonsson Social Sciences Reading Room facilitates a range of social science learning and research activities. It contains a social science reference collection of over 15,000 volumes, including classic texts, new and notable publications, and current issues of core journals in the social sciences.
The Lane Reading Room houses the Humanities and Area Studies Resource Center. Traditional study and reading space is complemented by wireless Internet access and computer workstations. The room offers printed reference collections and specific "mini-collections" devoted to important topical areas, including collections of new fiction and new books in the scholarly fields of the humanities. Reference materials aiding in the use of Special Collections can also be found here. The Lane Reading Room is located directly above the Social Sciences Resource Center.
This room contains music reference materials, current periodicals, two study tables, two study carrels, and some soft seating. The Women's Philharmonic score collection is available here for browsing.
The reference materials in the Archive of Recorded Sound support research in sound recording history, technology, and discography. Two large study tables can accommodate up to 20 patrons; group presentations can also be accommodated. Vintage audio equipment is on display at the archive, including disc, cylinder, and wire playback machines, as well as music boxes.
The Science Library's study space provides plenty of natural light and contains a variety of furniture for students' study needs, including group (third floor) or quiet study tables (fourth floor) and soft seating on both floors of the library.
The Science Library has 16 dual-boot Mac/Windows computers. SUNet ID is required for use.


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In 40 Ways to Get Closer to God, Jerry MacGregor walks readers through how to grow deeper in their Faith. This book is a devotional book that is meant to be read and lived out in our daily lives. Each day has a quote that will inspire you. MacGregor has provided daily challenges to help you along your spiritually journey. It also has blank lines where you can journal about your process on paper. Some of the lessons are called Conquerors, Forgiveness, Take and Read, 'Fess Up, Simplicity, Prayer Warriors, Celebrate, and much more! This book will help anyone grow closer to Christ if you are willing to listen to the suggestions Jerry MacGregor gives.
One of my favorite quotes was:
"If you want to grow closer to God, you cannot focus only on what you believe, on what truths you claim, or what you say you know. You must also act on your beliefs. How you live matters as much as what you claim to believe." Jerry MacGregor (Page 119)
I would recommend this devotional book to teenagers and adults. It will guide readers on how to become closer to God. There are practical things readers can do to stretch their Faith. You will be motivated and challenged to read the word and memorize scriptures. We are called to help one another and be an example of Christ. We have to choose to live our lives and have a positive impact on one another. I encourage you to read this book and let it bring you closer to God than you have ever been before. Don't just read the 40 days devotions live them out with your life! Take the challenges and work them in your life and you will see changes like never before. You can be a blessing to others by being everything God has called you to be!
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Black Socks
Black socks are the socks other socks wish they could be. They are bold, they are brash, they are black. You can't really go wrong with a pair of these bad boys. White socks might show their age, turning a lovely (and by lovely, we mean not so lovely) shade of off-white as the years go by, but black socks stay black, which means they stay on your... feet longer and require less replacing. Besides their durability, they are one of the most versatile pieces of clothing in your whole entire wardrobe. Think of your socks like the bridge between your shoes and your pants. Whether those shoes are work boots, cowboy boots, or sneakers, and your pants are jeans, khakis or a suit, black socks work for all of the above. (Flip flops are an obvious exception to that rule, though we'd love to see you try). There are as many varieties of black socks as there are combinations of clothing, it seems. And that's a very good thing. Would you wear the same socks in the winter as you would in the summer? It's a question you'll never need to answer. You can choose your socks based on exactly the type of situation you'll need. Wool socks? Check. Cottom socks? Check. Crew, compression, or insulated socks? Check, check, and check again. Whatever your reason, whether it is hiking or working, in cold weather or under the hot sun, Working Person's Store has just the pair of black socks for you.(Learn More About black socks)(See less)


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imenu is a very handy command i learnt not long ago. Just type
M-x imenu in a source code buffer (an Elisp one, for instance) and start typing the name of a variable or function (or simply
TAB for name completion). There you go: instant access to definitions in the buffer.
You can also get the list of completions in a menu item calling
imenu-add-menubar-index. Or, if you want the menu to be automatically created for, say, all your C files, you can put something like
(add-hook 'c-mode-hook 'imenu-add-menubar-index)
in your initialisation files.
You can read more about
imenu (which has obsoleted speedbar in my workflow) in the Emacs Wiki, including how to adapt it to your favorite language (if it's not yet supported).
Oh, and the workaround: if you're using Emacs 22 on Mac OS X, you may need to add this dummy definition to your .emacs to make
imenu work:
(defun imenu-progress-message (a &optional c d))
(otherwise, you'll get an error about
imenu-progress-message being an invalid function).


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(Critical Survey of Literature for Students)
Download Titus Andronicus Study Guide
Early in the Christian era, Saturninus and Bassianus, sons of the late emperor, contend for the crown of the Roman Empire. Both men are leaders of strong factions. Another candidate, a popular one, is Titus Andronicus, a Roman famed for his victories over the barbarian Goths to the north. Marcus Andronicus, brother of Titus, states in the forum that Titus is the popular choice to succeed the late emperor. The sons, willing to abide by the desires of the populace, dismiss their factions.
As the prominent men of the city go into the senate house, Titus makes his triumphant entry into Rome. He is accompanied by his surviving sons and by a casket containing the bodies of other sons. In his train also are Tamora, the queen of the Goths; her sons, Alarbus, Demetrius, and Chiron, and her lover, Aaron, a Moor. Before the senate house, Lucius, one of Titus's sons, demands that a Gothic prisoner be sacrificed to appease the spirits of his dead brothers in the casket. When Titus offers as sacrifice the oldest son of Tamora, the queen pleads for mercy, reminding Titus that her sons are as precious to her as his are to him. Titus pays her no heed. Alarbus is sacrificed, and the casket is then laid in the tomb of the Andronici. At that moment Lavinia, Titus's only daughter, appears to greet her father and brothers and to pay her respects to her fallen brothers.
Marcus comes out of the senate house, greets Titus, and informs him that he is the choice of the people for the emperorship. Titus, unwilling to take on that responsibility at his age, persuades the people to name Saturninus emperor instead. Saturninus, in gratitude, asks for and receives the hand of Lavinia to become his queen. Bassianus, however, to whom Lavinia gives her heart, seizes the maid with the help of Marcus and the sons of Titus and carries her away. Titus's son, Mutius, who stays behind to cover their flight, is killed by his father.
Saturninus, who begrudges Titus his popularity with the people, disavows all allegiance and debt to the general and plans to take Tamora as his wife. Titus, deserted by his emperor, his brother, and his sons, is deeply shaken.
Marcus and Titus's sons return and express the desire to bury Mutius in the family vault. Titus at first refuses, saying that Mutius was a traitor; then he relents after his brother and his sons argue effectively for proper burial. When Bassianus appears with Lavinia, Saturninus vows that he will avenge the stealing of the maid who was given him by her father. Bassianus speaks in Titus's behalf, but Titus declares that he can plead his own case before the emperor. Tamora openly advises Saturninus to be gracious to Titus, but secretly she advises him to gain Titus's friendship only because Titus is so popular in Rome. She assures Saturninus that she will destroy Titus and his family for their having sacrificed one of her own sons. Saturninus therefore pardons the Andronici and declares his intention of marrying Tamora. Believing their differences reconciled, Titus invites Saturninus to hunt with him the next day.
Aaron, contemplating Tamora's good fortune and the imminent downfall of Saturninus and of Rome as well, comes upon Chiron and Demetrius, disputing and about to draw their swords over their chances of winning the favors of Lavinia. Advising the youths to contain themselves, he tells them that both can enjoy Lavinia by seizing her in the forest during the hunt, which will be attended by the lords and ladies of the court.
Later, while the hunt is under way, Aaron hides a sack of gold at the foot of a large tree in the forest. He previously arranged to have a pit dug near the tree; this pit he covered over with undergrowth. There Tamora finds him and learns that both Bassianus and Lavinia will come to grief that day. Before Aaron leaves Tamora, he gives her a letter with directions that the message should reach the hands of Saturninus. Bassianus and Lavinia approach and, seeing that the Moor and Tamora are...
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Berkshire shareholders LOVE BuffettMay 3, 2014: 9:22 AM ET
Four things were made quite clear at a cocktail reception for Berkshire Hathaway shareholders Friday night at the Borsheims jewelry store in Omaha.
- 1. Berkshire investors absolutely adore Warren Buffett. (And Charlie Munger too.)
- 2. Few worry about what will happen to Berkshire after Buffett retires or succumbs to the same fate that lies ahead for all of us.
- 3. Even fewer shareholders seem willing to entertain the thought of selling their Berkshire stock any time soon ... if ever.
- 4. Berkshire class B shareholders all wish they were rich enough to purchase an A share.
When you talk to the middle class investors who don't have $192,000 and change to buy a class A (BRKA) share of Berkshire, you quickly realize that their reason for owning the lower-priced B shares (BRKB) is rooted in a sense of immense trust that Buffett will not steer them wrong.
Related: Buffett should be singing a happy tune
Steve Folsom of Bradenton, Fla. said that he's owned the B shares for more than a decade. So he bought them when they were trading at a four-digit price before the big stock split. The B shares are now hovering around $128.
He said he bought them due to pressure from his wife, who "hounded" him to take winnings from investing in both Sirius and XM (SIRI) before those two sattelite radio companies merged and put the money in something safer like Berkshire Hathaway.
Folsom said he is very happy that he listened to his wife. And even with the B shares now trading near an all-time high, he said he plans to hold on to them and leave them for his grandkids in his will.
"Berkshire is a stock that if you did sell it, in five years you'd turn around and say, 'What the hell was I thinking in selling that?'" Folsom emphatically stated.
Related: Buffett is still a pretty good investor
Max Antoine, who lives in Lincoln, Nebraska, shared that sentiment. He said he bought Berkshire's B shares ("They're more in my league," he teased.) after a friend recommended them and he did his own research. He can't envision a scenario where he would sell.
"This is a long-term holding that you want to pass down to the next generation," Antoine said, adding that he is very confident that the management team who Buffett passes the torch to at Berkshire will continue to run the company in a like-minded way.
Sure, it's risky to bet that Buffett's successor -- or, more likely, successors since no one individual is expected to do all that Buffett currently does -- will match the Oracle of Omaha's track record.
But investors did not seem worried at all. The common theme I heard was that they do not doubt Buffett. That means they also think he will make smart decisions about who takes over for him.
"Buffett has surrounded himself with people that you have to assume he trusts," said Emily Benke. She and her husband Stan, who live in Bennington, Nebraska, said they also plan to pass their B shares on to their kids.
"I wish I could say I own the A shares." Stan sighed.
"One day. One day," answered Emily.
Stan added that he's learned a lot from being a Berkshire shareholder and that he's decided to invest in other blue chip companies that appear to fit the Buffett mold, such as casino owner MGM Resorts (MGM) and Union Pacific (UNP).
Stan conceded that the latter pick is sort of controversial since Berkshire owns rival railroad Burlington Northern Santa Fe. But Union Pacific, he quickly pointed out, is also an Omaha-based company.
Other novice investors said they also were trying to follow the lead of Buffett and invest only in quality companies with strong earnings.
Related: Diamonds, ducks and other bling at the Berkshire shareholder meeting
Tracy Drollinger, Sandy Henderson and Michelle Giambelluca are members of an investing club in Omaha that they call Disco Divas.
"Why not drink wine and make money?" Henderson said. In addition to the Berkshire B shares, the women own Disney (DIS) and Starbucks (SBUX).
Drollinger -- who referred to herself, her friends and husband Joe as "just working class B-types" -- said they thought about buying Berkshire's stock for a long time but finally pulled the trigger once the stock split made it affordable for average investors.
And some shareholders were in Omaha more for the scene than anything else. A woman named Bette (who did not give her last name) said she came from Los Angeles with a group of friends on a "weekend lark." Bette said she bought the stock mainly so she could come to the meeting. Her friend Marilyn joked that they owned dozens of A shares.
Bette quipped that she would buy more shares if it allowed her to get to the front of the very long line for food and drink. As an aside, she also told me that I should believe the hype about Kentucky Derby favorite California Chrome.
Related: Why the Kentucky Derby is good for the economy
There were even some party crashers. Julie Hicks, a nursing student originally from Colorado, sheepishly confessed that she was not a Berkshire shareholder. She said she wanted to see what the fuss was about ... so she purchased someone else's shareholder badge ... for $5 ... on eBay (EBAY).
A secondary market for Berkshire event passes? Now that's fitting for the so-called "Woodstock of Capitalism". Hicks did admit though that she was enjoying the party and would now consider buying some Berkshire shares at some point.
Another Buffett acolyte is born.


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Highlights from the 2010 RSBS Twitter Reel
Follow us at @RSBS !!!
Jeff & Al
Follow us at @RSBS !!!
Jeff & Al
Hmmm…should I share my Twitter (mis)adventures?
Could be trouble.
I always look forward to the "Beer Thirty" salute from the RSBS Tweet deck. It is the highlight of my lonely infantile day. It ususally hit my laptop about the time I take my mandatoery Coors Light moment to reflect on the day's muses and special non-comedic chuckles.
Keep the Tweets coming…….You know you can tell your grandkids your Tweets are in the Library of Congress some day…right next to the TMZ Youtube clips.
Happy New Years gentleman….time for me to cause a bit of well-supervised NYE chaos
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A very excellent highlights reel! Hope you guys have a rockin' New Year's Eve tonight (not sitting around watching Ryan Seacrest, I hope, or Anderson Cooper). See you in 2011.
Seriously, this stuff's funnier than @TheRealShaq's Twitter account! However, there is a point about the third one: Some might say Prince Fielder *is* a Bear – and he's prolly hugging Kevin Smith.
Anyway…good stuff, fellas!
– Randy
Prince — That's definitely trouble. Do so at your own risk 😉
RR — If only it were always beer thirty…
Jane — Thanks! I was Anderson, Al was Kathy Griffin 😉
Randy — Ha… I wouldn't be surprised if Prince was a bear. Only one way to find out!
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"May today mark the beginning of many new joys and accomplishments… and a continuation of all of the good things that you have already achieved"
I have finally decided to start blogging. The main reason why it took me sooooo long to start blogging was because I was afraid of people looking at my blog and criticizing it, but you know what? I don't care and I have no fear baby! The views that will be expressed are mine and mine alone, if someone has an issue with it, tough! This is my space and I will express myself the way I like and when I like… so here goes my first blog. Enjoy everybody….
*pheww now that wasn't so hard, was it? Hell no…*
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On raising a son on the autism spectrum, progressive politics, pop culture, and coffee addiction.
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Vive le difference!
Well, "France" has been shorthand in our house for "autism spectrum disorders and related syndromes, and other autistic-like behavior" for a long time - before, in fact, Bud had a diagnosis. For example, when he was just a toddler and we'd have an adult friend over to visit whom Bud liked, he would take them by the hand to the floor in front of the couch, where he would have lined up his Teletubbies dolls, face down (because they were sleeping, we think), and (without using any words) pull our guest down until he or she was prone on the floor next to Bud, both of their faces buried in the Tubbies. It was a rite of passage clearly reserved for his inner circle, and it left our friends amused but bewildered. It was at times like those that one of us would look at the other and say, "He's from France."
It is now a part of our everyday vocabulary and on several occassions I've found myself making similar references in this blog that I've had to edit out. I think it's just easier to set the context and free myself from needless editing. It's honestly gone far beyond "He's from France." Actual conversations in our home include statements like this:
"Bud met a fellow Frenchman at the park today."
"I think their daughter might be from France. Or maybe southern France. Or at least an island off the coast of France."
"Bud had a really French day at school."
"Wouldn't it be nice if the people moving in across the street had a child from France? Or, at least, one who was fluent in French? Or even interested in foreign exchange?"
So, you see how this gets pervasive (and then we wonder where Bud gets the perseverative stuff... actually my husband is quite sure he's got a lot of French blood himself.)
I do need to say that these comments are never made in a mocking sort of way. We embrace Bud's French heritage; we admire his panache; we revel in his joi de vivre; and we always have the utmost respect for his je ne sais quois.
14 comments:
- Gwuinifer said...
*grin* your posts are always worth waiting for.
did you stop the ritalin yet?
- June 17, 2005 12:30 AM
- Amanda said...
that is hilarious! what a funny way to explain his behavior.
so what do French fries and French toast taste like?
- June 17, 2005 3:49 PM
This is brilliant. I am absolutely going to implement this in my house!
- August 25, 2005 12:28 PM
I love that...in my family we say "he's/she's from Barcelona" - which is a reference to the silly bellman (I think that's what he was) from Fawlty Towers, an old British comedy that starred John Cleese. But I understand completely what you mean. I'm a mom of a 14 y/o with PDDNOS, a fairly normal 11 y/o daughter with ADHD, and a 3 y/o son with developmental delays and some Asperger-like traits (loves order and lines things up) but is otherwise very verbal and socially related. Hang in there!
- September 02, 2005 9:51 PM
- Octobermom said...
I remember reading this when you wrote it and I actually thought of you and Bud when I used my French analogy! I haven't yet made friends with anyone with kids from France in my neck of the woods which is bizarre considering I'm in NYC and she goes to a school with about 300 other French kids!!!
- November 12, 2005 11:26 PM
ROFL. Well we actually live on an Island off France. Although now you mention it Harry was better at speaking French than English at mainstream nursery!! Another great blog entry.
- November 11, 2006 3:33 AM
- Susan Senator said...
Je comprends tout.
- November 11, 2006 7:03 AM
love it - think he might be confused when he actually meets someone from france one day? :)
- November 11, 2006 9:01 AM
thinking about that some more - reminds me of the AUT sticker i saw at a fundraiser the other day. like the ones that say SWE for sweden, etc. black type in a white oval. they sold out before i could get one. autism does seem a nationality sometimes!
- November 13, 2006 1:18 PM
- n. said...
i always say something to my husband like "ahi va un primo nuestro" (there goes a cousin of ours) or "primito" if that's a kid...
and sorry, but the vord werification is very poetic today:
- December 19, 2006 9:35 AM
- Phoebe said...
You really made me laugh!
My son is hyperlexic, undx, somewhere on the spectrum. We always say "Ah, see, that's how they do things on his planet."
- February 13, 2007 3:07 PM
- MyKitchenInHalfCups said...
Perfect! Families need these codes!
- May 15, 2007 11:05 PM
- sknittymama said...
Thank you for this post, which I am just coming upon! I absolutely love the humor and kindness of this, and how it de-medicalizes the way our children can be, and transforms it to a broader perspective that all people have differences, especially the French! Just kidding ; ) But, seriously, I love the idea of this becoming spectrum code and am going to start using this reference myself. I like it so much better than saying that he's quirky, probably because I love humor that isn't transparent and that you have to be in the know to get.
- June 14, 2011 1:23 PM
lol.. french descendent here and I have LMAO so funny!
- April 08, 2014 1:40 PM


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The Bradley family celebrating his 1973 mayoral victory
(L to R) daughters-Phyllis and Lorraine; wife-Ethel; and Tom Bradley
By Yussuf J. Simmonds
Remembering MAYOR THOMAS "TOM" BRADLEY
December 29, 2010 would have been his 93rd birthday
An individual of twenty-some years old once said, "I never knew any other mayor of Los Angeles but Tom Bradley." That is an example of the impact that Mayor Tom Bradley had on the citizens of Los Angeles where he serve an unprecedented five terms as mayor. In addition to other landmarks of his legacy, most recently a United States Post Office was named in his honor.
"The first Black Mayor of Los Angeles"
Thomas J. "Tom" Bradley made history in 1973 when he became the first Black mayor of Los Angeles, the nation's second largest city. He went on to be the longest serving mayor in the city's history, serving an unprecedented five terms. Bradley not only pioneered a historical path as the mayor, but he also cleared the way for African Americans as a scholar and an athlete at UCLA; a police officer in the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD); an attorney in a private law firm; and a Los Angeles city councilman.
Each phase of Bradley's life and professional career served as a pathway for those who followed locally and nationally. Prior to becoming an attorney, he served the city as a police officer. He again served the city upon leaving private practice becoming the 10th district city councilman and then as mayor. Apart from his own law firm, the city/people of Los Angeles was Bradley's only other employer.
The son of Lee and Crenner Bradley–who were sharecroppers–and the grandson of former slaves, Bradley was born in Calvert, Texas, on December 29, 1917. Before moving with his family to Los Angeles, young Bradley had already experienced working in the cotton fields. Arriving in the city around 1924, the Bradley family–like many Blacks during that era–had to seek public assistance.
Even as a youth, Bradley was not one to be deterred by life's tough problems. He attended Rosemont Elementary and Lafayette Junior High schools. By the time Bradley reached Poly High School, he excelled in two sports: football and track. After graduating in 1937, he entered UCLA on a track scholarship. To supplement his scholarship, he worked as a photographer.
In 1940, he left UCLA to attend the Los Angeles Police Academy. He scored near the top of the recruitment class and immediately became a member of the LAPD. (At that time, there were only two Black lieutenants on the force). The following year, Bradley married the former Ethel Arnold. (The marriage lasted for the rest of his life and produced two daughters: Phyllis and Lorraine). He became a sergeant six years later and was assigned to Administrative Vice and Public Affairs divisions. Early in his career as a police officer, he noticed that Blacks never seemed to reach beyond lieutenant in the LAPD hierarchy. That was the department's glass ceiling for Blacks and he began to look elsewhere for upward mobility. The racial climate in the LAPD reflected that of the city at large. Bradley and his wife encountered racial hostility when they tried to purchase a home in Leimert Park. A White friend had to purchase it for them. They then joined the nearby First AME Church which was pastored, at that time, by Rev. H. Hartford Brookins who eventually became Bradley's political mentor once Bradley had decided to enter politics.
Bradley began attending law school at nights (so did several Black LAPD officers). At first he went to Loyola University and then to Southwestern University School of Law where he received his L.L.B degree in 1956. Two years later, he became a police lieutenant, assigned to the Wilshire Division as the uniform patrol watch commander. After 22 years of service, Bradley retired from the LAPD and went into private practice as a managing partner in the law firm of Bradley, Burrell & Lloyd.
In 1963, Bradley decided to run for the 10th council district. It was mostly White and also had many Jewish residents. Thus began Bradley's coalition efforts to coalesce Blacks, Whites, Jews and Latinos that would serve him well in most of his future political campaigns. There were some dissatisfaction and mixed feelings towards the incumbent, in addition, he had recently survived a recall effort. Bradley, along with Billy G. Mills (8th district), with the help of many community leaders became the first Blacks to be "elected" to the Los Angeles City Council. (Gilbert Lindsay [9th district], the only other Black on the city council, had been initially appointed, but won his first election after a brief incumbency). Due to the pioneering elections of Mills, Lindsay and Bradley, the 8th, 9th and 10th council districts respectively have elected African American councilmen and councilwomen continuously since the sixties.
Two years after he was elected came the Watts Rebellion of 1965. Though Watts was not in his district (or Lindsay's), as a Black city councilman and a former police officer, Bradley (and Lindsay) were looked to for answers. Bradley served the 10th district for ten years, winning re-elections in 1967 and 1971. As a councilman, he was able to speak out against racial segregation with the LAPD and other departmental shortcomings that he was not able to do from inside the force.
In 1973, after a second try, Bradley defeated incumbent Mayor Sam Yorty to become Los Angeles' 37th and its first Black mayor. Though his rival injected race into the campaign, Bradley won with 56 percent of the vote. It was an international milestone, especially since the city did not have a majority Black population, and Bradley was hailed as a unifying force and a coalition builder, terms that became his political trademarks. (His council seat went to David Cunningham).
His first term started during the nation's energy crisis and he implemented an energy curtailment program that was so successful that it became a model for the country. Bradley also gave the city two successive balanced budgets and negotiated an increase in federal grants to assist with economic development. He was a co-founder–along with other prominent Blacks–of the Bank of Finance, reportedly the first bank wholly owned by Blacks west of the Mississippi.
Bradley did not always travel the smooth road but he always exhibited character and integrity. He walked softly but was a very effective administrator for the city. Bradley was a champion in the Black community because of his accessibility and availability. He had an open-door policy and was a member of the NAACP and the Urban League.
In 1976, Bradley was one of the five Black politicians including Supervisor (then a congresswoman) Yvonne B. Burke and Assemblyman (then the lieutenant-governor) Mervyn Dymally to be honored by the Brotherhood Crusade. The significance of the event was that though the honorees were all Democrats, the guest speaker was the top Republican in the country and the only Black U.S. Senator, Edward W. Brooke.
Tall buildings began to dot the downtown landscape as a result of Bradley progressive economic policies. Under his leadership, the city was transformed into a bustling business center and a hub of international trading. The airport, like most world renowned centers, gained a second-level and began to be appropriately called the Los Angeles International Airport.
Bradley ran for governor in 1982 and according to the surveys and exit polls, he was to be the next Governor of California. He suffered a narrow and unexpected loss, which added a new term to the nation's political lexicon: "the Bradley effect." One White voter expressed his feeling this way: "I liked Bradley but once in the voting booth, I just couldn't vote for him." (In 2008, the same scenario apparently played out in the New Hampshire primary when the surveys and exit polls had Senator Barack Obama ahead but Senator Hillary Clinton won that state). Bradley ran and lost again in 1986. So strong was his work ethic that he was at desk in city hall, bright and early, the day following his defeat.
In 1984, during his third term, he hosted the Summer Olympic Games. It was a resounding success that ended with a profit margin for the city. During that same year, Bradley supported Vice President Walter Mondale in his run for president instead of Rev. Jesse Jackson. It was a very pragmatic decision for Bradley; Mondale eventually got the Democratic nomination and Bradley was a serious contender for the vice presidency.
He was elected to two more terms as mayor in 1985 and in 1989. Near the end of his final term, the city flared up in one of the worst civil unrests in the nation. (It seemed like dŽjˆ vu–a replay of the Watts Revolt in 1965, just after he was first elected to the city council). In 1992, the city erupted after four White police officers were acquitted of beating a Black motorist, Rodney King, after the incident had been videotaped and replayed on television all over the world. Bradley was incensed, stating that the jury was "telling us we didn't see what we saw."
Bradley did not seek a sixth term; some of his Westside supporters had lost their council re-election bids in addition, he seemed to have barely squeaked by in the previous election. After city hall, Bradley joined a prestigious law firm specializing in international trade issues. He was felled by a heart attack in 1996, and though he survived, he never really fully recovered and passed away on September 29, 1998.
The gratitude the city has shown Bradley for his services for over 50 years is exemplified by the tributes that have been bestowed on him including the Tom Bradley International Terminal at the Los Angeles International Airport, the Tom Bradley Legacy Foundation at UCLA and the Tom Bradley Elementary School. Efforts are presently on the way to honor Bradley with a U.S. postage stamp. City Council member Bernard Parks, who followed Bradley as a police officer and a city councilmember, made the proposal to the city council. He said, "Mayor Bradley's climb from LAPD to member of the city council and eventually mayor shows a dedication and service to the city that cannot be matched."


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Olympic athletes from Jamaica and South Africa joined a group of London schools on 12 July 2012 to call for action to tackle the number one killer of children around the world. The athletes and kids ran on the school track as part of the 'Zenani campaign' for global road safety launched by Nelson Mandela's family in memory of his great-granddaughter, who sadly died as the result of a car accident in 2010.
Some of the world's leading athletes, including Olympic champion Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce, Olympic silver medallist Sherone Simpson, and Olympic gold medallist Nesta Carter, as well as children from schools in Dulwich and Herne Hill, 'ran for their lives' on Alleyn's School track to raise awareness of the need to combat the biggest killer of young people aged 10 and over globally. Together with the Dulwich and Herne Hill Safe Routes group, local schools have been successfully campaigning for improved road safety over the past year and have now joined the Zenani campaign.
The Zenani campaign has been established by Nelson Mandela's daughter and granddaughter together with the Road Safety Fund and the Make Roads Safe campaign. It is part of the United Nations Decade of Action for Road Safety.
Both the athletes and schools are supporting the Zenani campaign which is calling for key measures to reduce the death rate worldwide, including: safe crossings, footpaths and cycleways to school, tougher action to prevent drink driving and speeding, better protection for child passengers on motorcycles and in cars, and graduated driver licencing to help young novice drivers. In many countries around the world, these measures are lacking and are urgently needed to reduce the growing numbers of child fatalities and injuries.
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Original source: Nelson Mandela Day News
United Nations Decade of Action for Road Safety (Road Safety Fund website)
The Brussels based United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe - UNRIC provides information on UN activities to the countries of the region. It also provides liaison with institutions of the European Union in the field of information. Its outreach activities extend to all segments of society and joint campaigns, projects and events are organized with partners including the EU, governments, the media, NGOs, schools and local authorities.
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Connor reviews 'The Wolverine'
Can anyone top Hugh Jackman's enthusiasm and energy? Three actors have played the Hulk in the past 10 years and though Robert Downey Jr. is excellent in the "Iron Man" films, he's always huffing and puffing about how his contracts are ripping him off.
Jackman is something of a marvel (see what I did there?) in that he has played the role of Wolverine six times, more so than any other actor has played his or her perspective superhero onscreen, and from the looks of it, he thoroughly enjoys playing the character every chance he gets.
|The Wolverine
By Connor Smith
Starring Hugh Jackman and Hiroyuki Sanada
Directed by James Mangold
Rated PG-13
126 Minutes
2/4 Stars
"The Wolverine" has excellent action sequences, beautiful cinematography, and superb direction from James Mangold, (2010's "Knight and Day") but disappointingly, its scattered plot and its attempt to be both a cartoony comic book adaption and a dark, angst-filled, superhero journey ultimately bog down what could have been a spectacular night at the movies. But, even with the films shortcomings, Jackman is able to prove once again that he's one of the most hard-working and passionate actors working in Hollywood.
Yes, there have been a lot of "X Men" films over the past few years. Time to play catch up. 2009's "X Men Origins: Wolverine" was generally poor received and in an attempt to mend Wolverine's story and form a narrative bridge between 2006's "X Men: The Last Stand" and 2014's "X Men: The Days of Future Past," 20th Century Fox has given us yet another Wolverine spin-off.
After a WWII set prologue where Wolverine saves a Japanese soldier from an atomic bomb, the story picks up in present day with Logan in Canada. He is approached by Yukio (Rila Rukushima), a tough as nails and bodacious soldier in need of Wolverine's presence in Tokyo. There, Logan reunites with the solider that he saved in WWII. Now old and on the verge of death, he wants Logan's immortality.
From there, the plot spirals in different directions as Logan fights off assassins, ninjas and the Silver Samurai. Along the way, Logan loses his immortality, works to take down crime boss Shingen Yasida (Hiroyuki Sanada), and falls for Yasida's daughter Marike (Tao Okamoto). On top of all this, Logan has visions and dreams where he sees his dead lover Jean Grey (Famke Jansses), whom he killed at the end of "X Men: The Last Stand."
In an interview promoting "The Wolverine," Jackman felt like the last Wolverine spin-off focused too much on other mutants, which both he and audiences felt distracted from the title character.
In "The Wolverine," the mutants are replaced with multiple human characters. Like in the last spin-off, Wolverine almost feels like a supporting character in his own film because the human characters play such a prominent role. This wouldn't be a problem if the human characters had compelling story lines, but most of them don't.
For a superhero film, "The Wolverine" really isn't all that fun either. Jackman's performance is high-caliber and top-notch, but his character spends so much time brooding and sulking that it strips away the joy.
Though the films ending action sequence is rightfully over the top, the first and second acts are overly self-serious. And for me at least, Wolverine's story isn't engaging or gripping enough to be in the line of the taut and gritty "Dark Knight" trilogy. It's OK to have an existential crisis, but at least have the plot to back up the ever-present grumpiness.
On the plus side, the film features some of the most electrifying and intense action sequences of the summer, the most notable of which takes place on a high-speed bullet train. While jumping over signs and runaway debris, Wolverine actually fights multiple henchmen (and generic ones at that) while barely holding onto a train that's moving at hundreds of miles an hour! And boy, is it awesome! So many feels!
The final action sequence is a bit hectic, (due to the many merging story lines) but it's still exciting nevertheless. Wolverine slashes bad guys faster than Amanda Bynes causes trouble, and it's invigorating!
"The Wolverine" is a sporadically enjoyable action blockbuster that could have been so much more. If it goes above and beyond with one thing, it's building anticipation for next years "Days of Future Past." Be sure to stay after the credits for one of the most hype-building scenes of the year.
Hopefully, with the addition of Halle Berry, Jennifer Lawrence, and dozens of other mutants, next year's "X Men" won't be nearly as irritable and cantankerous. The next installment better have a scene where the mutants take Wolverine to the Zoo or Chuck E. Cheese or something because he is an angry fella.


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